PITR’s Top 5 Picks for Summer 2017 by Jack Lake

Let’s dive right into our Top 5 shows we’re looking forward to this summer! #5 – An Act of God – Pittsburgh Public Theater: A relatively new play, premiering on Broadway in 2015, …

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:31pm on June 1, 2017☆⚑

Pittsburgh’s Must-See Halloween Shows by Jack Lake

Fall has descended upon Pittsburgh with a comical quickness, and so the time has come embrace mystery, horror and the supernatural realms. This Halloween season, Pittsburgh’s theaters are …

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 7:59pm on October 17, 2016☆⚑

Ubu the King Hits Pittsburgh, One Night Only! by Jack Lake

Chicago’s Rough House Theater is taking their production of Ubu the King on tour and will be in Pittsburgh for one night only as part of their 8 city tour! This Sunday, July 31st, Mike Ol…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 3:16pm on July 27, 2016☆⚑

Artist Spotlight: Connor McCanlus by Jack Lake

Connor McCanlus has performing and Pittsburgh ingrained in his DNA. Since his family returned to the area when he was three years old, McCanlus has lived in every corner of the city and coul…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 3:47pm on July 22, 2016☆⚑

Fairytales, Fights, and Failure: Fringe Day 3 by Jack Lake

On Sunday, I walked into St. Mary’s Lyceum and past the small bar to the banquet space in the back that would be the venue for all three of my shows that evening. As I entered, I recognize…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:39am on April 20, 2016☆⚑

Friday Fringe Binge: Day 1 of the Festival by Jack Lake

It was 90 degrees, I had a backpack full of snacks and water bottles and I was hiking from one end of the North Side to the other to catch an outdoor performance; Pittsburgh Fringe was in fu…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:20pm on April 19, 2016☆⚑

B.U.S. 11 Provides Laughs, Thoughtfulness and an Anthology! by Jack Lake

Last Saturday, Bricolage Production Company held its 11th annual Bricolage Urban Scrawl (B.U.S.) event held as an annual fundraiser. Each year, a band of writers take to the bus lines for in…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 4:41pm on March 11, 2016☆⚑

What to Expect in Season 5 from 12 Peers Theater by Jack Lake

This year marks 12 Peers Theater’s fifth season and Pittsburgh in the Round spoke to Artistic Director Vince Ventura about the theater’s growth over the years and what audiences can expe…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 6:09pm on January 22, 2016☆⚑

Pittsburgh New Works Festival Celebrates 25 years by Jack Lake

It’s 1990 and the average cost of gas was $1.86, the Hubble Telescope is launched and, most importantly, it is the birth year of the Pittsburgh New Works Festival. For its 25th anniversar…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:02pm on July 28, 2015☆⚑

Fringe Day 3: My Day at City of Asylum and the Mystery of the Tall Old Man Solved by Jack Lake

Day three of the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival and I am a pro at this point. I have my sun gear, canteen and extra thick layer of antiperspirant. Luckily for me, I was stationed at one location…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:29pm on May 13, 2015☆⚑

Fringe Day 2: Murder, Raw Woman and Bears, Oh My! by Jack Lake

After the excitement of the first two shows of day one of the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, I had to keep the momentum going. Therefore, I doubled up on shows and hydrating fluids and hit the …

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:20pm on May 13, 2015☆⚑

Fringe Day 1: Don’t Get Robbed, Don’t Be Late! by Jack Lake

I spent yesterday roaming around the North Side for the kickoff of the second annual Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. The Pittsburgh Fringe is designed to give small and independent artists a pla…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:36pm on May 9, 2015☆⚑

UnCommon Shakespeare by Jack Lake

Dinner and a show were on the menu at the Duquesne Club last Thursday night as PICT Classic Theatre hosted its second annual Court of UnCommon Pleas fundraiser. The show did not feature the …

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:25pm on March 26, 2015☆⚑